A Personalized Approach to Heart Health
Live better, for longer
Achieve peace of mind with a proactive approach to heart health
Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death and disability worldwide.
We offer comprehensive, in depth assessments and advanced diagnostics to empower you with the knowledge you need to optimize your health health and attain maximal wellness
We are innovative and data-driven
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You take a proactive, data-driven approach to everything else in your life. Don’t let your health decisions be determined by cursory & quick evaluations. We provide in depth, cutting edge assessments rooted in science to better understand your risk
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Ninety percent of the nearly 18 million heart disease cases worldwide could be prevented by lifestyle change. We drill down on the most important aspects of nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress, and supplements/medications to put you in control of your health
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Modern medicine affords you about 7 minutes with your doctor. You don’t feel heard. You can’t ever get ahold of them. We pride ourselves on hour long initial appointments and accessibility.
At Whole Heart Cardiology
Dr. Nicole Harkin will work with you to cut through the noise and create a personalized, integrative plan to help you feel better and optimize your heart health
Nicole Harkin, MD, FACC
Passionate about preventing and treating heart disease through healthful, sustainable lifestyle changes, Dr Harkin works with her patients to create a proactive, personalized cardiac care plan. She is also the Chief Medical Advisor for PlateUp, a health tech start-up dedicated to improving health through nutrition, and is a member of Planted Forward, a comprehensive, multi-speciality telemedicine health team. She proudly serves on several committees, including the American Society for Preventive Cardiology Nutrition Working Group and the American College of Cardiology California Chapter Prevention Committee.
Our Services
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Heart Screening & Heart Check
We specialize in performing advanced cardiac risk assessments, heart checks, and heart screening. We have a passion for helping our patients optimize their health based on their unique risk factors.
With our guidance, many patients are able to treat their medical problems with lifestyle changes and dramatically reduce or discontinue their medications all together.
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Who Our Cardiologist Doctor Sees
When looking for a top cardiologist near me, many ask what we can help with. We treat and support patients with heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, history of pregnancy complications such as pre-eclampsia, and family history of heart disease.
We also do second opinions and help anyone who is interested in assessing their heart health and obtaining individualized, preventive care as well as those interested in transitioning to a plant based or plant predominant diet.
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Heart Healthy Diet and Lifestyle Changes
Dr Harkin will make lifestyle recommendations based on your unique risk factors and history, including lab results and imaging studies. Along with a major focus on plant based nutrition, Dr Harkin will also make recommendations to optimize movement, mindfulness & stress reduction, fasting/eating intervals, and sleep. You do not need to be fully plant based to be successful, and we work with you regardless of where you are on your journey.
Commonly Treated Conditions
Abnormal EKG (electrocardiogram)
Angina
Angioplasty (history of or second-opinion)
Anti Coagulation
Aortic Aneurysm
Aortic Regurgitation
Aortic Stenosis (including suitability and referral for TAVR)
Arrhythmias
Arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)
Atherosclerosis (plaque in the arteries)
Atrial Fibrillation (a fib)
Blood Thinners
Bypass surgery (history of or need for)
Cardiomyopathy
Carotid artery disease or blockage
Chest Pain
Circulation problems
Congestive heart failure
Coronary Artery Disease
Coumadin (warfarin) management
COVID-19 cardiac issues
Dizziness
Edema
Fainting
Family History of Heart Disease
Heart Attack (including history of)
Heart Disease Prevention
Heart Failure
Heart Murmur
Hypercholesterolemia (high or abnormal cholesterol)
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Lightheadedness
Lipid Management
Metabolic syndrome (insulin resistance)
Mitral regugitation (including referral for non-surgical intervention)
Mitral stenosis
Mitral valve prolapse
Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
Myocardial ischemia
Myocarditis
Palpitations
Pericarditis
Pericardial effusion
Peripheral artery disease (PAD)
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Shortness of Breath
Stent
Syncope
Valve disease (or history of replacement with mechanical or tissue valve)
Patient Testimonials
More Time, Availability, & Transparent Pricing
All new patient consultations are at least 50 minutes long so there is plenty of time to discuss results and review the plan. There are minimal wait times for appointments with lots of flexibility. Payment is transparent - no surprise bills ever
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🙏🏻 Always thankful for this tribe of mine. Sedona, thank you for the phenomenal hikes, gorgeous scenery, and adventure (looking at you @pinkjeeptours). And to Scottsdale for giving us some pool weather and utter relaxation (oh and trains 😂 🚂). We spent Thanksgiving 2022 a little differently, and I’m not mad about it at all 🤍 Took a much needed break to spend uninterrupted quality time with my crazy crew. Hope you did as well. Back this week with lots of good content for you 🫀
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✌🏻 “Wellness” trends to leave in 2022! Tried any of these? I legit see them frequently so you aren’t alone. 🙏🏻 Be sure to save and share. And stay tuned for part 2 for what I do recommend for 2023!
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brb in my happy place 💫
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❤️🔥Can HDL levels be too high?❤️🔥 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔎 Recent studies show that it may be possible to have too much of a "good" thing! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ‼️ Swipe through to read all about HDL - what it does, is it “good,” and at what point these guys go rogue ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💥 Is this news to you? Don’t forget to share it with someone who might want to be in the know
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⁉️A question that I have gotten *a lot* the past week or so is how to better understand your personal heart health risk 📱You and your doctor can start with the ACC/AHA 10 year ASCVD risk calculator. I'll put the link to this risk calculator in my stories. 🩺Keep in mind this risk calculator can over- and underestimate risk, so for most of my patients this is just a starting point. It also can’t be used in younger patients. 📝 I also look at risk-enhancing features also identified by the ACC listed here, as well as many other things 📌 Share this with someone who might need this info, and be sure to stay tuned for part 2 - going further
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🫀Heart attacks in young people are increasing. What are the key drivers? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📝 In this study, researchers compared a little over 2000 patients aged 18 to 55 (average age 48 years old) who had a heart attack to population-based controls and found that these 7 risk factors, many of which are potentially modifiable, account for 85% of the heart attack risk ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 👩💼 Risk factors that were more closely associated with heart attack risk in women (compared to men) were high blood pressure, depression, diabetes, and current smoking ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✍🏻 The take home: Young people can and do have heart attacks. We should be paying attention to traditional risk factors as well as non traditional risk factors like socioeconomic and psychosocial factors ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ❓Do any of these surprise you?
